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Can anybody living in Karnataka verify from an independent source the
authenticity of the facts described in the following report? I tried to check
whether any of the facts were actually reported by mainstream Indian national
news media online, such as Times of India, NDTV, etc. But I could not find a
single such independently filed report.
I would like to know whether there is a systematic violent religious or
political campaign in Karnataka or India in general to disrupt the funerals and
prevent the burials of dead members of minority religious communities on Indian
soil.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Thu, 4/1/10, Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> *Justice Saldanha on Recent attacks*
>
> On March 17, over 150 agitated men belonging
> either to the VHP or the
> Bhajrangdal obstructed the burying of the body
> of a 50 year old Christian
> named Isaac at Gijahalli near Arasikere in Hassan district.
> They even abused
> the deceased man’s relatives by saying “ The soil
> of India would be
> contaminated if the body of such persons are buried here.
> The body should be
> buried in Rome or America.” Some dragged the coffin
> and took it to some
> other place and the burial later took place following
> police intervention
> under the leadership of Fr Sunderraj, parish priest of St
> Thomas Church.
>
